Colorado's Tyler Hansen: "Itâ€™s real disappointing we were that close.â€

"We’ve talked about that before. This game’s so funny. Mike (Gundy) and I talked before the game. You get a little momentum. That’s all it is. You get a little wind underneath your wings and you get a little confidence, you get going, a guy makes a play. Had Alex (Cate) made a play in there, in might have been different.”

OSU's Zac Robinson talks with Colorado's Cody Hawkins after the college football game between Oklahoma State University (OSU) and the University of Colorado (CU) at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Okla., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman

→Hawkins on if he thought about sticking with Cody Hawkins when he was playing well

"Totally. You’re always thinking about that. You are, but Tyler (Hansen) came in and made a nice throw, and Markques (Simas) made a nice catch.”

→Colorado quarterback Tyler Hansen

"It’s real frustrating. We were so confident in the first half and third quarter, we played real well tonight. It’s real disappointing we were that close.”

→Hansen on if he knows that the team is playing for their coach’s job

"We don’t look at it that way. We always hear that Coach Hawkins is solid right now and his job is pretty certain, and he’s going to be here. We’re playing for ourselves and for the team and for some pride right now.”

→Colorado running back Brian Lockridge on his kickoff return for a touchdown

"I had some great blockers, I just ran as fast as I can and made a play on the kicker. I owed one to the team and it was a pivotal time in the game, and that’s what we needed in a response to their score. I was grateful to give the team a score, but it didn’t end quite the way we wanted it to.”